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Sunday, August 16, 2015

Two Things on a Sunday Afternoon

1. Bran Muffins ~ Home Schooling starts back up for our son and me tomorrow. And it's my very. last. year. He is a Senior, the baby of the family, and this is my 23rd year of full time homeschooling...so I have very mixed feelings. Sad. But glad I get to do this for one more year. It's been a grand, wonderful, fulfilling journey.

It's always nice to have muffins ready to go for the new school year, and these are my very favorite. Moist and easy, plus they make a ton. You can even keep the unbaked batter in the refrigerator up to 6 weeks, and have warm muffins in a snap.

This recipe comes from my friend Debbie, and has been around for years. You can also make some substitutions with the recipe, which is always nice. Here are the ingredients I use:

I made the batter Saturday (use the directions in the original recipe) and refrigerated it. This afternoon I baked it after top dressing each with some mini chocolate chips and pecans, making a dozen nice muffins and 8 mini loaves. They rise up so nice and are sooooo moist and wonderful.

I froze the mini loaves for next week. Husband and I love a little something sweet first thing in the morning with our coffee.

.Warm right out of the oven

So good I ate two! Shhhh.... :)

2. Making Lesson Plans ~ Sat down today and wrote up the work we will accomplish the first day. Since it is still mid-August and hot, I lit a candle, drank some coffee with the fan blowing on me (haha!) and pretended it was Fall. That's when school should start, in my book. :)

Curriculum for this year, along with several classes at the local high school. How can this be the last time I will ever buy homeschool curriculum for my children?

Well, muffins and coffee will make my back-to-school morning pleasant and tasty. Hope you give them a try soon, too!